(07-12-2011 05:56 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote: I'd take the top of the Belt over the top of the MAC anyday...even if they do have NIU (who is pretty good IMO).
2010
Florida International 6-2 7-6
Troy 6-2 8-5
Middle Tennessee 5-3 6-7
Arkansas State 4-4 4-8
Louisiana-Monroe 4-4 5-7
Florida Atlantic 3-5 4-8
Louisiana-Lafayette 3-5 3-9
North Texas 3-5 3-9
Western Kentucky 2-6 2-10
Miami (OH) 7-1 10-4
Ohio 6-2 8-5
Temple 5-3 8-4
Kent State 4-4 5-7
Bowling Green 1-7 2-10
Buffalo 1-7 2-10
Akron 1-7 1-11
WEST CONF OVERALL
Northern Illinois 8-0 11-3
Toledo 7-1 8-5
Western Michigan 5-3 6-6
Ball State 3-5 4-8
Central Michigan 2-6 3-9
Eastern Michigan 2-6 2-10
better records and way more OOC wins for the MAC top teams
2009
Troy 8-0 9-4
Middle Tennessee 7-1 10-3
Louisiana-Monroe 5-3 6-6
Florida Atlantic 5-3 5-7
Louisiana-Lafayette 4-4 6-6
Arkansas State 3-5 4-8
Florida International 3-5 3-9
North Texas 1-7 2-10
Western Kentucky 0-8 0-12
Ohio 7-1 9-5
Temple 7-1 9-4
Bowling Green 6-2 7-6
Kent State 4-4 5-7
Buffalo 3-5 5-7
Akron 2-6 3-9
Miami (OH) 1-7 1-11
WEST CONF OVERALL
Central Michigan 8-0 12-2
Northern Illinois 5-3 7-6
Western Michigan 4-4 5-7
Toledo 3-5 5-7
Ball State 2-6 2-10
Eastern Michigan 0-8 0-12
again advantage MAC clearly even if just the top 2 are counted
2008
Troy 6-1 8-5
Louisiana-Lafayette 5-2 6-6
Florida Atlantic 4-2 7-6
Arkansas State 3-3 6-6
Florida International 3-4 5-7
Middle Tennessee 3-4 5-7
Louisiana-Monroe 3-4 4-8
North Texas 0-7 1-11
Buffalo 5-3 8-6
Bowling Green 4-4 6-6
Temple 4-4 5-7
Akron 3-5 5-7
Kent State 3-5 4-8
Ohio 3-5 4-8
Miami (OH) 1-7 2-10
WEST CONF OVERALL
Ball State 8-0 12-2
Western Michigan 6-2 9-4
Central Michigan 6-2 8-5
Northern Illinois 5-3 6-7
Eastern Michigan 2-6 3-9
Toledo 2-6 3-9
their top two teams had one more OOC win than the top 3 belt teams
2007
Troy 6-1 8-4
Florida Atlantic 6-1 8-5
Louisiana-Monroe 4-3 6-6
Middle Tennessee 4-3 5-7
Arkansas State 3-4 5-7
Louisiana-Lafayette 3-4 3-9
North Texas 1-6 2-10
Florida International 1-6 1-11
Bowling Green 6-2 8-5
Miami (OH) 5-2 6-7
Buffalo 5-3 5-7
Ohio 4-4 6-6
Temple 4-4 4-8
Akron 3-5 4-8
Kent State 1-7 3-9
WEST CONF OVERALL
Central Michigan 6-1 8-6
Ball State 5-2 7-6
Western Michigan 3-4 5-7
Eastern Michigan 3-4 4-8
Toledo 3-5 5-7
Northern Illinois 1-6 2-10
was actually a "good year" for the belt VS the MAC.......from the data it looks like the MAC has actually been improving while the belt has been staying about the same and the MAC is doing things with a much wider variety of teams
2006
Troy 6-1 8-5
Middle Tennessee 6-1 7-6
Arkansas State 4-3 6-6
Florida Atlantic 4-3 5-7
Louisiana-Lafayette 3-4 6-6
Louisiana-Monroe 3-4 4-8
North Texas 2-5 3-9
Florida International 0-7 0-12
Ohio 7-2 9-5
Kent State 5-4 6-6
Akron 3-5 5-7
Bowling Green 3-5 4-8
Miami (OH) 2-6 2-10
Buffalo 1-7 2-10
WEST CONF OVERALL
Central Michigan 8-1 10-4
Western Michigan 6-2 8-5
Northern Illinois 5-3 7-6
Ball State 5-3 5-7
Toledo 3-5 5-7
Eastern Michigan 1-7 1-11
clearly the MAC
2005
Arkansas State 5-2 6-6
Louisiana-Lafayette 5-2 6-5
Louisiana-Monroe 5-2 5-6
Florida International 3-4 5-6
Middle Tennessee 3-4 4-7
Troy 3-4 4-7
Florida Atlantic 2-5 2-9
North Texas 2-5 2-9
Miami (OH) 5-3 7-4
Bowling Green 5-3 6-5
Akron 5-3 7-6
Ohio 3-5 4-7
Buffalo 1-7 1-10
Kent State 0-8 1-10
WEST CONF OVERALL
Toledo 6-2 9-3
Northern Illinois 6-2 7-5
Western Michigan 5-3 7-4
Central Michigan 5-3 6-5
Ball State 4-4 4-7
Eastern Michigan 3-5 4-7
trust me 04 and back is not any prettier
honestly I did not know how badly the comparison would favor the MAC overall, but there might be a reason you went to Troy